US EditionUAW Leaders Announce Tentative Contract for Volkswagen Chattanooga Plant
The deal includes a 20% wage increase, improved healthcare, job security, and bonuses for 3,200 Chattanooga workers after months of negotiations, marking a shift in Southern auto labor.
- The United Auto Workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with Volkswagen at the Chattanooga plant, covering 3,200 workers with a 20% wage increase.
- After a 2024 vote to join the UAW, Chattanooga autoworkers and a 20-member negotiating committee pressed for higher pay and benefits amid Volkswagen's record profits.
- The pact also guarantees bonuses of $6,550 initial and $2,550 annually, improved health care with no increases, plus job security, safety representatives, paid leave, and grievance rights, the UAW says.
- UAW President Shawn Fain will provide details in a livestream on UAW social accounts at 11:05 p.m. ET, and Chattanooga workers will receive the full agreement text before a ratification vote.
- Union leaders say the Chattanooga victory establishes enforceable protections that could shape organizing across the region, signaling a broader shift in the Southern auto industry.
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